From WoWWiki This article or section contains information that is out-of-date. This article is about rare hunter pets. For rare small pets (also known as vanity and non-combat pets), see rare small pet.

A rare pet defines a pet that has a rare or unique skin (appearance). In this case, rare or unique means the skin is only possessed by one or a very few difficult to find or acquire mobs.

Since pet stats have been normalized, every pet of a particular type (i.e. cat, boar, bear, etc.) will have exactly the same movement speed, health, and attack speed. Primarily pets of one type are all the same as far as stats go. Pets learns new ranks of abilities as they go up in level. For more pet details and information on taming pets, see Pet (Hunter).

Though some of these pets are difficult to acquire, some hunters consider having a unique or especially good looking pet to be a big part of their enjoyment of the class, and go out of their way to get the perfect one.

Bats

The only rare bat pets are the two white bats, both rare spawns, in Tirisfal Glades and Razorfen Kraul.

Ressan the Needler

• Location: Roams the southwestern border of Tirisfal Glades
• Respawn time: 1.5-2.5 hours
• Level: 11 Rare

Blind Hunter

• Location: Razorfen Kraul
• Level: 32 Rare Elite

Bears

For the most part, bears have generic skins. However the diseased bears of the Western Plaguelands and the rabid grizzlies of Dragonblight have a decayed look to them.

Diseased Black Bear

• Location: Western part of the Western Plaguelands
• Level: 51-52

Rabid Grizzly

• Location: Outside the pit of Azjol-Nerub in Western Dragonblight
• Level: 71-72

Birds of Prey

Birds of prey have a large variety of skins to choose from, however there are a few with unique skins and colors.

Avian Darkhawk

• Location: Sethekk Halls
• Level: 67-70 Elite

Avian Ripper

• Location: Sethekk Halls
• Level: 67-70

Aotona

• Location: Rarely spawns at the Wildgrowth Mangal or the border of Frenzyheart Hill in Sholazar Basin
• Level: 75 Rare Elite

Boars

There are several unique boar skins, particularly those from Razorfen Kraul.

Rotting Agam’ar

• Location: Razorfen Kraul
• Level: 28 Elite

Agam’ar

• Location: Razorfen Kraul
• Level: 24-25 Elite

Raging Agam’ar

• Location: Razorfen Kraul
• Level: 25 Elite

Plagued Swine

• Location: Northwestern corner of the Eastern Plaguelands
• Level: 60

Carrion Birds

The only rare skinned carrion birds are the two-headed variety found in some Outland zones.

Bonestripper Buzzard

• Location: Hellfire Peninsula
• Level: 58-59

Bonestripper Vulture

• Location: Hellfire Peninsula
• Level: 61-62

Trachela

• Location: Terokkar
• Respawn time: Normal
• Level: 65
• Description: Two headed, white with black bands on its wings and body
• Note: There are rumors that this mob is immune to frost traps.

Cats

Another very popular pet, there are several extremely rare and striking skins for cats. The white lions are very rare pets for Alliance players to get, since one can only be spawned by a Horde quest, and the other, while also a quest spawn, must be done at Level 60+ for taming purposes.

Araga

• Location: Southwestern Alterac Mountains
• Respawn timer: Unknown
• Level: 35 Rare
• Description: Had several stripes on her tail, though these seem to have been removed in a previous patch.

Humar the Pridelord

• Location: (62,33) in the Barrens (the cliff above Ratchet)
• Respawn timer: 8-12 hours
• Level: 23 Rare

Echeyakee

• Location: Can only be spawned by a Horde player on the quest [16] Echeyakee, near some kodo bones in the northeastern Barrens.
• Level: 16 Spawned

Sian-Rotam

• Location: Can only be spawned by a player on the quest [60+] Shy-Rotam, at Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north point of Winterspring.
• Level: 60 Spawned

Rak’shiri

• Location: Near Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north of Winterspring
• Respawn time: 10-12 hours
• Level: 57 Rare

Shy-Rotam

• Location: Can only be spawned by a player on the quest [60+] Shy-Rotam, at Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north point of Winterspring.
• Level: 60 Spawned

Frostsaber Pride Watcher

• Location: Near Frostsaber Rock in the farthest north of Winterspring
• Level: 59-60

Ghost Saber

• Location: Occasionally be summoned when Cat Figurines are opened, in the Ruins of Mathystra in northeastern Darkshore.
• Level: 19-20 Spawned

Chimaeras

If you want some really rare and unique, tame Nuramoc. He has unique skins, really long respawn timer, respawns in different places, is level 70 and requires Beast Mastery to tame. You can be pretty sure that you’re one of few who have this pet.

Nuramoc

• Location: Netherstorm
• Level: 70

Crab

There are currently no unique crab pets available. However, since very few hunters use crabs as pets, having one at all could be considered rare.

Crocolisk

White crocolisks such as the Deviate Crocolisk and Deadmire deserve mention, though normal white crocolisks can now be tamed at high level in the Netherstorm in Outland. There is also the Sewer Beast, an especially difficult-to-find rare spawn, in the canals of Stormwind. It has only a slight change in coloration from other crocolisks.

Dragonhawk

Dragonhawks are rare creatures in and of themselves. There are general mob dragonhawks in Shadowmoon Valley, and a more difficult to acquire skin in The Botanica and Tempest Keep.

Bloodfalcon

• Location: The Botanica
• Level: 69 Elite (70 Elite in Heroic)

Phoenix-Hawk Hatchling

• Location: Tempest Keep
• Level: 70 Elite

Eclipsion Dragonhawk

• Location: Shadowmoon Valley
• Level: 67-68

Gorillas

There is only one rare gorilla skin, and that is Uhk’loc from Un’Goro Crater.

Uhk’loc

• Location: The back of the cave Fungal Rock in northeastern Un’Goro Crater
• Respawn timer: 5 hours, 20 minutes.
• Level: 52-53 Rare

Hyenas

The only rare hyena skin is from the Scarlet Monastery

Scarlet Tracking Hound

• Location: Scarlet Monastery Library
• Level: 33-34 Elite
• Description: Blood red coat, purple-red legs, and light orange spots on its back

Owls

There are a few owls which can only be found in Outland dungeons.

Avian Darkhawk

• Location: Sethekk Halls
• Level: 67 Elite (70 Elite in Heroic mode)
• Description: Dark brown with bright turquoise eyes

Avian Warhawk

• Location: Sethekk Halls
• Level: 68 Elite (70-71 Elite in Heroic mode)
• Description: Bright red and purple in a striped pattern

Skettis Kaliri

• Location: Terokkar Forest
• Level: 70
• Description:Bright red and purple in a striped pattern

Avian Ripper

• Location: Sethekk Halls
• Level: 67 Elite (69-70 Elite in Heroic mode)
• Description:Bright orange with fainter yellow stripes

Raptor

There are quite a few distinct raptor skins, though most can be found on typical mobs. Outland raptors have quite a sinister appearance. They are fairly easy to get once you reach the zone they are in, so they haven’t been included here.

Deviate Stalker

• Location: Entrance to the Wailing Caverns
• Level: 15-17 Elite

Takk the Leaper

• Location: Around the Sludge Fen in the Barrens
• Respawn timer: 4-6 hour
• Level: 19 Rare Elite

Ravager

Ravager skins are widely varied, seldom with more than one mob for a particular skin. However, there are as of yet no rare spawns or particularly difficult to find ravagers, so each is about equally “rare”.

Scorpid

There are currently no unique or rare scorpid pets available.

Serpent

Serpent mobs are fairly rare. Most only appear in instances, and are elite. There is only one type of “normal” serpent, found in Shadowmoon Valley in Outland.

Razzashi Serpent

• Location: Zul’Gurub
• Level: 60 Elite
• Description: Orange and yellow colored

Murk Spitter

• Location: Temple of Atal’Hakkar
• Level: 46-47 Elite

Deviate Viper

• Location: Wailing Caverns
• Level: 18-19 Elite

Spiders

There are a lot of spider skins, but only two rare ones.

Zarakh

• Location: Bloodmyst Isle
• Level: 19
• Description: Thin, spiky black legs, red and black body

Naraxis

• Location: Duskwood
• Level: 27 Rare

Razzashi Broodwidow

• Location: Zul’Gurub
• Level: 61 Elite

Sporebats

There are only three sporebat skins currently in game, and only one of those (Sporewing) is unique.

Sporewing

• Location: Zangarmarsh
• Level: 62
• Description: Golden coloring

Tallstriders

There are three rare Tallstriders, all with unique skins and all rare spawns or special named mobs.

Mazzranache

• Location: Horizontal line through central Mulgore
• Level: 9 Rare
• Respawn time: 20 minutes
• Description: Pink plumage
• Taming notes: Has poison before being tamed

Lost Torranche

• Location: A floating island south of Terokkar Forest, only reachable by flying mount
• Level: 70
• Description: Purple plumage with a teal neck and belly

Strider Clutchmother

• Location: Southern tip of Darkshore
• Level: 20 Rare
• Respawn time: Unknown
• Description: Teal plumage with an orange neck and belly
• Taming notes: Has a kickback ability during taming
• Location: [34, 87]

Turtles

There aren’t any unique turtle skins.

Warp Stalker

The typical warp stalker is white with purple stripes. However, there is a species with a unique coloration available in the Netherstorm.

Warp Chaser

• Location: Netherstorm
• Level: 67-68
• Description: Blue with purple stripes and black spikes

Wind serpents

The wind serpent’s few skins that are common are in reality quite rare, since only a few rare spawns have normal pet stats. When looking for a wind serpent pet, check the Wailing Caverns.

It’s also worth noting Arikara here. While not a rare skin (it uses the easily accessible red wind serpent skin), it does have a special effect associated with it that remains after taming — whenever the hunter calls the pet, dismounts, or zones in, Arikara will arrive with the same puff of smoke and rumble that occurred when he was summoned during the quest.

Hayoc

• Location: Dustwallow Marsh
• Level: 41 Rare
• Respawn time: Unknown
• Description: White

Arash-ethis

• Location: Feralas
• Level: 43 Rare
• Respawn time: 5-11 hours
• Description: White

Arikara

• Location: Thousand Needles
• Level: 28 Elite
• Respawn time: Spawned, Horde quest.
• Description: Red. Whenever called, hunter dismounts, or zones into an instance, Arikara appears in a puff of smoke with a rumble.

Wolves

Wolves are a popular pet and there are many skins. However, only a few of these skins are unique.

Ironjaw

• Location: Near Firewing Point in Terokkar Forest
• Level: 63-64 Named
• Description: Black and brown fur

Old Cliff Jumper

• Location: Hinterlands
• Level: 42 Rare
• Description: Gray and black fur

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